Justin Robinson scored 11 of his game-high 19 points for Kingston (4-1, 11-2) during a 1:09 span of the final quarter. The Bushmen trailed 48-38 until the Robinson-led 11-2 spurt made it 59-40 with 5:35 left.

"They were way too close," senior point guard Robinson said. "We played ugly all game.

"It was disappointing in my eyes."

Coach Ron Kelder had slightly lower expectations for Wednesday night than Robinson with the Tigers gearing up for Friday's 7 p.m. rematch with the Goldbacks at Kate Walton Field House. Newburgh won the first contest 57-56 played Dec. 19 on its home court.

"What I wanted tonight was for us to win and stay healthy," Kelder said. "Mission accomplished.

"It was not as good a performance as I wanted, but we'll be ready Friday night."

Robinson, who also supplied five rebounds and five assists, was supported by Jordan DeCicco (15 points, five assists, three steals), Pat Dorrian (12 points), D.J. Mapes (six points, seven rebounds, three steals, two assists) and Micah Riddick (seven points, 10 rebounds, two assists).

After falling behind 17-6 with 22 seconds left in the first period, the closest the Bushmen came was 22-17. Robinson fed Zack Short for a lay-up to ignite a 13-5 surge during the last 5:28 of the half to put Kingston ahead 35-22.

Pine Bush twice came within nine in the third quarter and never was closer than 10 in the fourth period. Even so, the Bushmen frustrated the Tigers by hanging around so long.

The inside offense of 6-feet-9 center John Cain (14 points) was complemented by scrappy play from guards Deric Kliti (12 points), Tom Walraven (10 points) and Peter Fortes (nine points). Kliti was unconscious from the perimeter with four 3-pointers.

On Friday, Robinson wants Kingston to redeem itself from the poor December showing at Newburgh.

"We need to go out there and get the job done," he said. "December 19th was a date I won't forget.